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hauls in

hauls in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of haul in.

Meaning of haul in

Verb

haul in (third-person singular simple present hauls in, present participle hauling in, simple past and past participle hauled in)

  1. To force (a team) to stop scoring.
    • City and Pep Guardiola have cast a shadow over Arsenal in recent years, not least when they hauled them in at the critical point of last season's title race, but this victory will surely give the Gunners huge self-belief.2023 October 8, Phil McNulty, “Arsenal 1-0 Manchester City”, in BBC Sport
  2. (slang) To arrest or bring someone to the police or authority figures for questioning, etc.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see haul, in.

Questions about hauls in

What is hauls in the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hauls in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of haul in.

Words near hauls in in the dictionary

  1. haulouts
  2. hauls
  3. hauls around
  4. hauls ass
  5. hauls down
  6. hauls in
  7. hauls off
  8. hauls one's ashes
  9. hauls out
  10. hauls someone over the coals
  11. hauls tail

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